Payagua, also spelled Payawá, is an extinct language isolate formerly spoken in Paraguay and Argentina by the Payagua people. It became extinct in 1942 with the death of its last known speaker, Maria Dominga Miranda. Scholars disagree over its wider affiliation: it has been proposed as a member of the Mataco-Guaicuru languages or of a broader Macro-Guaicuruan grouping, while other researchers treat it as a true isolate with no demonstrated relatives.
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Proto-Language StatusNo proto-language; classified as a language isolate 1 Campbell (2012) treats it as an isolate; other scholars have proposed Mataco-Guaicuru or Macro-Guaicuruan affiliations. Speaker Count In the Other Atlases
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Payaguá (Payawá) is an extinct language isolate, proposed to be a member of the Mataco–Guaicuru languages, formerly spoken in Paraguay and Argentina by the Payaguá.
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Payaguá (Payawá) is an extinct language isolate, proposed to be a member of the Mataco-Guaicuru languages, formerly spoken in Paraguay and Argentina by the Payaguá.
Infobox: extinct
1942, with the death of María Dominga Miranda
Classification section
However, Campbell (2012) classifies Payagua as a language isolate.
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